Psalm 88:4–8

4 I am counted among those who go down to the pit;

I am like one without strength.

5 I am set apart with the dead,

like the slain who lie in the grave,

whom you remember no more,

who are cut off from your care.

6 You have put me in the lowest pit,

in the darkest depths.

7 Your wrath lies heavily on me;

you have overwhelmed me with all your waves.

8 You have taken from me my closest friends

and have made me repulsive to them.

I am confined and cannot escape;

4 I am counted among those who go down to the pit;

I am a man who has no strength,

5 like one set loose among the dead,

like the slain that lie in the grave,

like those whom you remember no more,

for they are cut off from your hand.

6 You have put me in the depths of the pit,

in the regions dark and deep.

7 Your wrath lies heavy upon me,

and you overwhelm me with all your waves. Selah

8 You have caused my companions to shun me;

you have made me a horror to them.

I am shut in so that I cannot escape;

4 I am counted with them that go down into the pit:

I am as a man that hath no strength:

5 Free among the dead,

Like the slain that lie in the grave,

Whom thou rememberest no more:

And they are cut off from thy hand.

6 Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit,

In darkness, in the deeps.

7 Thy wrath lieth hard upon me,

And thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Selah.

8 Thou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me;

Thou hast made me an abomination unto them:

I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.

4 I am as good as dead,

like a strong man with no strength left.

5 They have left me among the dead,

and I lie like a corpse in a grave.

I am forgotten,

cut off from your care.

6 You have thrown me into the lowest pit,

into the darkest depths.

7 Your anger weighs me down;

with wave after wave you have engulfed me.

Interlude

8 You have driven my friends away

by making me repulsive to them.

I am in a trap with no way of escape.

4 I am counted with those who go down to the pit;

I am like a man who has no strength,

5 Adrift among the dead,

Like the slain who lie in the grave,

Whom You remember no more,

And who are cut off from Your hand.

6 You have laid me in the lowest pit,

In darkness, in the depths.

7 Your wrath lies heavy upon me,

And You have afflicted me with all Your waves.

Selah

8 You have put away my acquaintances far from me;

You have made me an abomination to them;

I am shut up, and I cannot get out;

4 They think I am on the way to my grave.

I am like a man with no strength.

5 I have been left as dead,

like a body lying in a grave

whom you don’t remember anymore,

cut off from your care.

6 You have brought me close to death;

I am almost in the dark place of the dead.

7 You have been very angry with me;

all your waves crush me.Selah

8 You have taken my friends away from me

and have made them hate me.

I am trapped and cannot escape.

4 I am reckoned with them that go down into the pit; I am as a man that hath no strength: 5 Prostrate among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave; whom thou rememberest no more, and who are cut off from thy hand. 6 Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, in dark places, in the deeps. 7 Thy fury lieth hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Selah. 8 Thou hast put my familiar friends far from me; thou hast made me an abomination unto them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.

4 I am numbered with those who go into the pit. 

I am like a man without any strength— 

5 abandoned with the dead, 

like those who have been killed and lie in graves, 

like those whom you no longer remember, 

who are cut off from your power. 

6 You have put me in the bottom of the pit—in deep, dark places. 

7 Your rage lies heavily on me. 

You make all your waves pound on me. 

Selah 

8 You have taken my friends far away from me. 

You made me disgusting to them. 

I’m shut in, and I can’t get out. 

4 I am counted among those going down to the Pit.

I am like a man without strength,

5 abandoned among the dead.

I am like the slain lying in the grave,

whom You no longer remember,

and who are cut off from Your care.

6 You have put me in the lowest part of the Pit,

in the darkest places, in the depths.

7 Your wrath weighs heavily on me;

You have overwhelmed me with all Your waves. Selah

8 You have distanced my friends from me;

You have made me repulsive to them.

I am shut in and cannot go out.

4 I am counted among those who go down to the Pit;

I am like those who have no help,

5 like those forsaken among the dead,

like the slain that lie in the grave,

like those whom you remember no more,

for they are cut off from your hand.

6 You have put me in the depths of the Pit,

in the regions dark and deep.

7 Your wrath lies heavy upon me,

and you overwhelm me with all your waves.   Selah

8 You have caused my companions to shun me;

you have made me a thing of horror to them.

I am shut in so that I cannot escape;

4 I am reckoned with those descending to the pit.

I am like a man without strength,

5 set free among the dead,

like the slain lying in the grave,

whom you no longer remember,

even those cut off from your hand.

6 You have set me in the pit below,

in dark places, in the depths.

7 Your wrath presses upon me,

and you afflict me with all your waves. Selah

8 You have removed my acquaintances far from me.

You have made me detestable to them.

I am confined and cannot go out.

4 People think my life is over.

I’m like someone who doesn’t have any strength.

5 People treat me as if I were dead.

I’m like those who have been killed and are now in the grave.

You don’t even remember them anymore.

They are cut off from your care.

6 It seems as if you have put me deep down in the grave,

that deep and dark place.

7 Your burning anger lies heavy on me.

All the waves of your anger have crashed over me. Selah

8 You have taken my closest friends away from me.

You have made me sickening to them.

I feel trapped. I can’t escape.

4 I am reckoned among those who go down to the pit;

I have become like a man without strength,

5 Forsaken among the dead,

Like the slain who lie in the grave,

Whom You remember no more,

And they are cut off from Your hand.

6 You have put me in the lowest pit,

In dark places, in the depths.

7 Your wrath has rested upon me,

And You have afflicted me with all Your waves.

Selah.

8 You have removed my acquaintances far from me;

You have made me an object of loathing to them;

I am shut up and cannot go out.